Innovative Practices

Innovative Practices develop key capacities for leadership effectiveness…
We believe that effective leadership requires, among other things, the ability to:

• Use self awareness and reflection to continue to grow as leaders
• Be authentic in communicating with others
• Be compassionate as well as to encourage excellent performance
• Develop working partnerships across a variety of boundaries
• Create meaningful connections by really attending to others and being fully present
• Be open to new and creative ideas from different sources

We use innovative practices incorporating art, music and skilled facilitation of dance and movement activities only when we assess, in partnership with our clients, that they would:

• Help develop leadership capacity
• Facilitate a successful outcome
• Help possibilities to take shape

Why does art and movement help leaders develop capacity and shape possibility?

• Through art and movement, we can learn to be fully present without distraction
• Through art, movement and music, we express something fundamental about ourselves and in those unique expressions, we also connect to one another and the human condition in an important way
• Dance, music, and art provide nourishment, laughter and bring beauty into the world, helping us to affirm our connection as humans
• Dance, music and art can open a window into diverse perspectives and be a showcase for innovative ideas
• Right brain modalities such as art and movement can help individuals and groups to change important behavioral patterns and fine-tune their verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Art, movement and music encourage discovery and exploration
  through which possibilities take shape

Read this example of how we use Authentic Movement in our coaching and consulting process.